#295926
Thu, 25th Oct '12 10:57:37 AM
from Meinong's jungle
@Blue: Like I said, We don't know how close Rainbow Dash and Gilda actually were. We have no idea if their previous friendship was as close RD's current friendships with the rest of the cast; the best we get is that she's Dash's friend from Junior Speedster flight camp. As far as we know, they only ever hung out at flight camp, in which case most of Gilda's flaws wouldn't really come up because they'd only be doing stuff that they both liked. For all we know, the only reason they hang out at all is because they both like flying. Granted, it's all conjecture, but I don't think it's necessarily the case that she had a solid friendship with Gilda and broke it off after one fight. It might just be me, but I read Gilda as kind of a fair-weather friend; she's only willing to stick around with Dash as long as she gets what she wants out of it, and when Dash tells her differently, she leaves. Dash didn't just give her the boot, she simply said that she wasn't going to abandon her friends in Ponyville because Gilda didn't like them.
edited 25th Oct '12 10:59:46 AM by JapaneseTeeth